Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application

Z Wu, S Zhang, Z Liu, E Mu, Z Hu - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectricity, green technology which can convert huge free thermal energy to
electricity without time and geography limitations, is vital for bright future energy to alleviate …

A review on energy conversion using hybrid photovoltaic and thermoelectric systems

J Tang, H Ni, RL Peng, N Wang, L Zuo - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the global energy crisis, renewable energies need to play a crucial role in people's
daily lives. Among them, solar energy is one of the most widely used since it is abundant on …

Thermoelectric cooler and thermoelectric generator devices: A review of present and potential applications, modeling and materials

SM Pourkiaei, MH Ahmadi, M Sadeghzadeh… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing the production of energy in line with industry development, transportation, and life
quality improvement is an interesting topic needs to be addressed. Energy policymakers and …

Advances in thermoelectric materials research: Looking back and moving forward

J He, TM Tritt - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Heat and electricity are two forms of energy that are at opposite ends of a
spectrum. Heat is ubiquitous, but with low quality, whereas electricity is versatile, but its …

Recent progress on PEDOT: PSS based polymer blends and composites for flexible electronics and thermoelectric devices

Y Yang, H Deng, Q Fu - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of flexible electronic devices such as organic electrodes, medical
sensors and light-emitting diodes, the conductive polymer, poly (3, 4 …

Carbon‐nanotube‐based thermoelectric materials and devices

JL Blackburn, AJ Ferguson, C Cho… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Conversion of waste heat to voltage has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon
footprint of a number of critical energy sectors, such as the transportation and electricity …

Review of current high-ZT thermoelectric materials

J Wei, L Yang, Z Ma, P Song, M Zhang, J Ma… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Thermoelectric materials are capable of converting heat and electricity to each other.
Thermoelectric devices can be miniaturized and highly integrated with existing …

Thermoelectricity for IoT–A review

M Haras, T Skotnicki - Nano Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
We are witnessing an unprecedented expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) market, whose
nodes are already outnumbering human population several times. Despite the huge …

Lightweight, mesoporous, and highly absorptive all-nanofiber aerogel for efficient solar steam generation

F Jiang, H Liu, Y Li, Y Kuang, X Xu… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The global fresh water shortage has driven enormous endeavors in seawater desalination
and wastewater purification; among these, solar steam generation is effective in extracting …

Rhombohedral to cubic conversion of GeTe via MnTe alloying leads to ultralow thermal conductivity, electronic band convergence, and high thermoelectric …

Z Zheng, X Su, R Deng, C Stoumpos… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this study, a series of Ge1–x Mn x Te (x= 0–0.21) compounds were prepared by a melting–
quenching–annealing process combined with spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effect of …